Functional morphology of the postpharyngeal gland of queens and workers of the ant Monomorium pharaonis (L.)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-111

  Eelen, Dieter ^a   Børgesen, Lisbeth ^b   Billen, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Exocrine glands; Histology; Monomorium pharaonis; Postpharyngeal gland; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANT; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

FORMICIDAE; MONOMORIUM PHARAONIS;

EID: 33646674044     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2006.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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